Solver class in solver.py finds optimal Wordle paths given an initial guess (and a possible solutions list at five_letter_words_short.txt).

Running best_guess.py will print the 25 best guesses and the expected number of words they help eliminate from the current state of the puzzle.

python best_guess.py --guess "RAISE" --solution "LEDGE"

LUNGE    56.8
BOULE    56.1
BUGLE    55.7
BULGE    55.7
CLONE    55.6
UNCLE    55.4
OUNCE    55.3
DUNCE    55.2
ELUDE    54.8

Running main.py plays against the current NYT Puzzle. Requires selenium package, Firefox web browser, and geckodriver.

python main.py --initial_guess "RAISE" --show

INFO:root:TURN 1: Initial guess RAISE
INFO:root:TURN 1: Getting feedback
INFO:root:TURN 1: Feedback is ['R', 'A', 'I', 'S', 'E'], ['absent', 'absent', 'absent', 'absent', 'absent']
INFO:root:TURN 1: Updated total information with feedback
INFO:root:TURN 1: Updating remaining words...
INFO:root:TURN 2: Updated remaining words, N=167
INFO:root:TURN 2: Finding best guess among remaining...
INFO:root:TURN 2: Best guess is COULD. Exp words remaining after is 6.3
INFO:root:TURN 2: Submitting guess...
INFO:root:TURN 2: Submission done!
INFO:root:TURN 2: Getting feedback
INFO:root:TURN 2: Feedback is ['C', 'O', 'U', 'L', 'D'], ['absent', 'absent', 'present', 'present', 'absent']
INFO:root:TURN 2: Updated total information with feedback
INFO:root:TURN 2: Updating remaining words...
INFO:root:TURN 3: Updated remaining words, N=3
INFO:root:TURN 3: Finding best guess among remaining...
INFO:root:TURN 3: Best guess is BULKY. Exp words remaining after is 1.0
INFO:root:TURN 3: Submitting guess...
INFO:root:TURN 3: Submission done!
INFO:root:TURN 3: Getting feedback
INFO:root:TURN 3: Feedback is ['B', 'U', 'L', 'K', 'Y'], ['correct', 'correct', 'correct', 'correct', 'correct']
INFO:root:TURN 3: SOLVED!